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Jan 26, 2011

"Talk to the Father"

DAY #26 - 'A Woman of Faith' DevotionalVerse: "You do not have because you do not ask." James 4:2 HCSB

Talking to the Father... a very important and sometimes overlooked detail in our days. God doesn't just want to speak with us at mealtimes or at bedtime, He wants to be able to communicate with us all day long. When you are communicating with someone, it's usually a two-way conversation. Sometimes we feel that God should do all the talking. Why isn't He talking to me? When we are in trouble, one of the first things most of us do is call on God... or blame God. He wants us to share our hearts with Him, He knows our thoughts, our desires, but He wants to hear us ask Him for them. Sometimes as was shared in a previous devotional, the busyness of and the distractions in this crazy world around us get in the way of 'praying at all times'. (Romans 12:12 & 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

We too often try to rely on our own resources, knowledge and strength to get through our day... yet a simple call out to God can do so much more. With God NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, and we need the faith to believe that is true. God is the provider of all the grace, strength, love, patience, wisdom and more that we need throughout the day. All we need to do is 'A.S.K.' -- Ask, Seek & Knock! "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV)

Faith in God opens so many doors of blessing that God has for us. There is an old song with the lyrics, 'Prayer is the key to Heaven, but Faith unlocks the door'. Are there unopened doors in your life right now? Would you like God to just open them for you? Well He cannot without you asking in faith for Him to do so. He is just waiting on our actions sometimes. Faith without works is dead afterall. (James 2:17 "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." and James 2:26 "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.")

... so as you go through your day, speak to the Father, and ASK for the things that you need. Even little things are important to God. Speak blessing and healing over people's life that you pass by and don't forget to thank Him for His many blessings in your life. It's amazing what a little 'faith can do'.

Check out this song by Kutless, 'That's what Faith Can Do'...

...and the lyrics, as they are powerful... yet not as powerful as God Himself!

Everybody falls sometimesYou gotta find the strength to riseFrom the ashes and make a new beginningAnyone can feel the acheYou think its more than you can takeBut youre stronger, stronger than you knowAnd dont you give up nowThe sun will soon be shiningYou gotta face the cloudsTo find the silver liningIve seen dreams that move the mountainsHope that doesnt ever endEven when the sky is fallingIve seen miracles just happenSilent prayers get answeredBroken hearts become brand newThats what faith can do

It doesnt matter what youve heardImpossible is not a wordIts just a reason for someone not to tryEverybodys scared to deathYou may decide to take that stepOut on the waterBut itll be all rightLife is so much moreThan what your eyes are seeingYou will find your wayIf you keep believingOvercome the oddsWhen you dont have a chance(Thats what faith can do)When the world says you cantIt will tell you that it can(Repeat Chorus)